Vatican News

Pope Leo is spurning populism for a more institutional style of leadership

like the populist he was, pope francis felt an instinctive scepticism about bureaucracies, including the one he was called to lead. famously...
John L Allen

Pope Leo urges Catholic school teachers to be ‘models in life’

pope leo xiv has said that catholic school teachers should be “models in life" as well as "models of faith" during what he described as a te...
Charles Collins

Summer Letters: Our Lady's Dowry, meat and veg, the Anscombe Centre and more

Catholics debate faith, ethics, food, and tradition in letters on bioethics, vegetarianism, celibacy, Church policy, and Pope Leo XIV.
The Catholic Herald

The Synodal Path that cancelled God has gone the wrong way

the catholic church in germany is undergoing a profound and fiercely contested transformation, and at the centre of this process stands the ...
RobHyde

Two sanctuaries, one Heart

the main celebrations under the theme of pilgrims of hope are in rome, but let us examine two significant sites in france that offer pilgrim...
Alice Alech

Vatican document leak reignites Latin Mass debate

documents have emerged, in what appears a leak at the vatican, which indicate that the majority of catholic bishops did not support the move...
The Catholic Herald

Cardinal Ambongo: Western focus on homosexuality not relevant to African pastoral life

cardinal fridolin ambongo besungu has revisited the fracas around the 2023 vatican declaration permitting blessings for same-sex couples, sa...
The Catholic Herald

MP denied Communion says priest’s actions not endorsed by local bishop

the british mp refused holy communion by his local priest due to his vote in favour of the uk’s assisted suicide bill has claimed that his l...
The Catholic Herald

Pope calls for Church unity on Solemnity of Saints Peter and Paul

pope leo xiv has drawn on the examples of saint peter and saint paul to call for more unity in the catholic church. his comments came during...
Charles Collins

Pope formally invited to visit his adoptive country after bestowing Pallia

pope leo xiv has been formally invited to visit peru, his adoptive country, by the leadership of the peruvian bishops’ conference. though bo...
Elise Allen